21 Alma Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GA Data via plota.co.uk

DMPA/2025/1068 Approved

Proposal

Change of use of outbuildings to form ancillary annexe accommodation to the main dwelling house at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2025
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Validated
4 Sept 2025
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Approved
30 Oct 2025

Approved on 30 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Conservation area 42 m away: Melbourne; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Melbourne (South Derbyshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £485,000 in July 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

24 July 2023£485,000
8 July 2011£273,000
1 August 2006£249,950

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area178 m² (1,916 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Postcode
DE73 8GA
Received
19 Aug 2025
Validated
4 Sept 2025
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2025
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
30 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 22 days faster than South Derbyshire's median of 78 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

12%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
213decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Derbyshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Derbyshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Sept 2025
Comments by
9 Oct 2025
South Derbyshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#101 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

South Derbyshire ranks #177 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Derbyshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #46 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #42 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #177 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #132 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
29 decided
605
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.